Salvador Dalí
Spanish · 1904–1989 · Painter, Printmaker
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí de Púbol, known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
MínotaurGalerie Kodl · CZK 8,400,000≈ $380,604≈ £285,889≈ €326,867Sign up to see
Abrazando el poder de mi riqueza comprimiendo los monstruos blandos que persistentemente me atormentanPhillips · $315,000≈ £226,651≈ €263,908Sign up to see
Fantasmas del pasado junto a mitos de juventud con huevo frito sodomizadoPhillips · $252,000≈ £181,321≈ €211,126Sign up to see
Salvador Dalí’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
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ArtSell has recorded 3,311 auction results for Salvador Dalí between 1991 and 2026, of which 2,767 sold (84%). A further 430 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $25Sign up free to see to $381kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $381kSign up free to see for Mínotaur at Galerie Kodl in May 2018. The most common medium is lithographs (1,314 lots). Most results come from Artmark (562), Morton Subastas (334) and Van Ham (249).
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- €400≈ $455≈ £344Sign up free to see
- €300≈ $341≈ £258Sign up free to see
- €450≈ $512≈ £387Sign up free to see
- €250≈ $284≈ £215Sign up free to see
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- €350≈ $398≈ £301Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (430)
Lots by Salvador Dalí that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Salvador Dalí paintings (20)Salvador Dalí oil paintings (11)Salvador Dalí acrylic paintings (3)Salvador Dalí mixed media (5)Salvador Dalí works on paper (147)Salvador Dalí watercolors (13)Salvador Dalí gouaches (12)Salvador Dalí drawings (62)Salvador Dalí prints (2553)Salvador Dalí etchings (629)Salvador Dalí engravings (43)Salvador Dalí aquatints (32)Salvador Dalí drypoints (190)Salvador Dalí lithographs (1314)Salvador Dalí screenprints (15)Salvador Dalí woodcuts & linocuts (172)Salvador Dalí multiples (10)Salvador Dalí photographs (39)Salvador Dalí sculpture (327)
Salvador Dalí: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Salvador Dalí at auction?
$380,604Sign up free to see, for Mínotaur at Galerie Kodl (May 2018) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Salvador Dalí?
The median sale price is $1.1kSign up free to see across 2,759 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Salvador Dalí have sold at auction?
2,767 of 3,311 recorded lots sold between 1991 and 2026. 430 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Salvador Dalí?
Artmark, Morton Subastas and Van Ham account for the most recorded results. Artmark · Morton Subastas · Van Ham
Salvador Dalí signature
1,603 catalogued lots by Salvador Dalí record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (57% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed lower right, in pencil, "Dali"; numbered lower left, in pencil, "MC/MM"
— Portrait of Katarina Kornel, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026Signed lower right, in pencil, "Dali"; Editioned lower left, in pencil, "MLII/MM"
— Scenography for the production "Romeo and Juliet", Artmark, Sep 24, 2026Signed lower right, in pencil, "Dali"; editioned lower left, in pencil, "CC/MM"
— The Disintegration of the "Persistence of Memory", Artmark, Sep 24, 2026
About Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí de Púbol, known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work.
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In museum collections
Saint-Georges et le Dragon de Salvador Dalí, 1984
Château de Pommard · Public domainThe Spectre of Sex-Appeal, 1934
Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation · Public domain
